16:15 So Hagar gave birth to Abram’s son, whom Abram named Ishmael. 1 16:16 (Now 2 Abram was 86 years old 3 when Hagar gave birth to Ishmael.) 4
1 tn Heb “and Abram called the name of his son whom Hagar bore, Ishmael.”
2 tn The disjunctive clause gives information that is parenthetical to the narrative.
3 tn Heb “the son of eighty-six years.”
4 tn The Hebrew text adds, “for Abram.” This has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons; it is somewhat redundant given the three occurrences of Abram’s name in this and the previous verse.